《The Ascent of Science》是2000年Oxford University Press出版的書籍，作者是Brian L. Silver。
基本介紹
- 中文名：The Ascent of Science
- 作者：Brian L. Silver
- 出版社：Oxford University Press
- 出版時間：2000年4月6日
- 頁數：552 頁
- 定價：54.99 美元
- ISBN：9780195134278
內容簡介
'This book is a report of the scientific campaign up to now. It is not a history of science but rather an account of the major battles, the frequently eccentric generals and the ways in which science has deeply influenced man's picture of the world and of himself. It is not a final summing-up. We know that we are far from a real understanding of nature. We press on. Michelangelo's divine discontent gives us no rest. And although the history of science may be a trail littered with broken theories and discarded concepts, science is also a triumph of reason, luck, and above all imagination. There are few more successful, exciting, or strange journeys.' From the author's preface In The Ascent of Science, Brian Silver provides a sweeping and dynamic overview of the whole of Western science, from the Renaissance to the present. In it, he translates the most profoundly important, and often impenetrably obscure, scientific developments into a vernacular that is not only accessible and illuminating but highly enjoyable as well.
